The Life of a Man and a Woman
“There is a poverty of the average human’s life, who is unnoticed by the world. It is the poverty
of the commonplace.. He has no talent but that of his own heart, no contribution
to make except self-abandonment, no consolation save God alone.”
― Johann Baptist Metz, Poverty of Spirit
In monastic we are told it is a life that is lived out in the ordinary, the obscure, and laborious. In seeking to live a balanced life between prayer, work, and holy read